Zombie Outbreak: The Apocalypse ✓

CHAPTER FORTY

ASH's POV

Cold and hard pavement woke me up.

Nagising ako sa isang kwarto. No, mas mukha itong malaking kulungan. I groaned when my head hurt like it was hit by a hammer countless of times.

Dahan-dahan akong napaupo habang nakahawak sa akong sentido. Inilibot ko ang paningin ko at nakita kong hindi lang ako nag iisa. Kasama ko ang mga schoolmates ko at hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring mga malay.

I groaned when my head hurts more.

Fuck, where are we?!

My eyes quickly turned to my outfit, and fuck, who the heck changed our clothes into some kind of blue laboratory clothes as if we're patients in a hospital?!

I looked around again. We're inside a vast and spacious cage. Napakadilim kaya't hindi ako makasilip ng maayos. Maraming single bed na kulay puti at sa totoo lang, this reminds me of a mental hospital.

Napatingin ako sa katapat namin at nakita kong tao din sila. Gising sila at sa tingin ko'y kaedad lamang namin. Napansin kong pareho kami ng damit, ngunit ang sakanila'y medyo may kalumaan na kumpara sa aming nangangamoy bago pa.

Tumayo ako, nakuha ko ang atensyon ng babaeng nasa tapat ng 'kulungan' namin. Pansin kong namamayat na din ang mga ito at para bang ilang beses nang hindi kumakain.

"Excuse me," I said to get their attention. Bumaling sa akin ang iba at pinanood ako ng tahimik. I couldn't help but observe and be alert at the kind of stares they're throwing me.

Para bang naaawa sila sa akin... sa amin dahil nandito kami sa lugar na ito.

"How will I help you?" Sabi ng babaeng pinakaunang nakuha ko ang atensyon. Ngumiti sa akin. I awkwardly smile as I don't know how to communicate with people properly when asking for information.

I don't even know what to ask... but if we didn't move, we wouldn't be able to get some information regarding this place.

"Ah, why did they put us here? I thought they would help us?" I was trying to stay calm despite those thoughts that are entering my mind.

No, I wasn't hoping that this is just a dream because the truth is right in front of me. I already know the answer to my question, but I still need confirmation before I push through with the plan I'm having in my head.

The woman laughed bitterly. Kumunot ang noo ko. Did she find my question absurd? Or she thought I was still hoping that whatever that's in front of us isn't real?

"As I thought, bagong huli lang kayo 'no?" She looks at us as if pitying our group. I saw some of my groups finally woke up after hearing us talking.

Tumango ako sa kanyang tanong kahit na naguguluhan ako. Nagpatuloy ang babae sa kanyang pagsasalita.

"Well, kaya lang naman tayo nandito ay dahil kailangan nila tayo. Lab rats? Guinea pigs? Name it," She smiled sadly... as if she knows that her life is going to ended... no, it's about to end the day they reached this place.

The day we reached this place.

Lab rats? Guinea pigs? Fuck.

I quickly go to where our companions are... more importantly, to Nathan, who's still sleeping.

"Nathan, wake up," I tapped his shoulder and move his body so his nerves would send shock alarm to his brain as what they usually do to wake up someone when they're in the middle of a disaster.

He groaned for a while, just before slowly, he opened his eyes, and just like what I did, I saw him hold his head as if it hurts too, and I know the feeling, bud. Then, his eyes stopped at me, and now he's looking at me with confusion on his face. I sighed heavily.